JP2009029557A - Tape printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tape printing device in which a folded and fixed tray member can be easily opened by a small load. <P>SOLUTION: The upper end of one side of a discharge tray 48 has a locking lug 62 whose cross-sectional shape is square and extended outward as almost high as an engaging lug 58 formed at a base end. The locking lug 62 is fitted into a through hole 63 formed at the base end side of a side wall 49 when the discharge tray 48 is turned inward. The left side of the upper edge of the discharge tray 48 has a nearly U-shaped finger inserting portion 65 into which a finger tip can be inserted, and which is notched inward. When the discharge tray 48 is pulled forward by inserting the finger tip into the finger inserting portion 65, the engagement of the locking lug 62 and the through hole 63 is easily released, and the discharge tray 48 can be turned outward and opened. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tape printer provided with a tray member.

Conventionally, various proposals have been made regarding printing apparatuses having a tray member.
For example, at the rear end of the main body case, the base end of the paper discharge tray is mounted so that it can be moved up and down (foldable) around the pivot axis. And a printing device configured to be able to rotate between a rearward position and a posture standing obliquely backward from the rear end of the main body case (approximately 15 to 20 degrees with respect to the vertical) (for example, , See Patent Document 1).
JP-A-2005-125533 (paragraphs (0047) to (0048), FIG. 1)

Here, in the printing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 described above, when being carried and used, it is necessary to carry the paper discharge tray fixed to the main body case.
However, in the case of a small printer such as a tape printer that prints on a long tape, the paper discharge tray that is folded and fixed is also downsized, and it is difficult to easily open the paper discharge tray with a low load. There is.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a tape printing apparatus that can easily open a tray member that is folded and fixed with a low load. To do.

  In order to achieve the above object, a tape printer according to claim 1 includes a tray member supported by a main body casing so as to be openable and closable, and the tray member includes a lower tray member constituting a side surface portion of the main body casing; An upper tray member that is rotatably supported on the inner side of the lower tray member and is pivoted inwardly to be engaged with the lower tray member. An engaging portion that engages with the lower tray member at one side edge portion, and a finger hook portion that is formed at an end edge portion that faces the base end portion and is used when rotating outward. The engaging portion is configured to be disengaged by putting a finger on the finger-hanging portion and rotating the upper tray member in the outward direction.

  The tape printer according to claim 2 is the tape printer according to claim 1, wherein the finger-hanging portion is a side edge portion in which the engaging portion is provided rather than a central portion in the width direction of the end edge portion. It is formed in the position near the other side edge part which opposes.

  In the tape printer according to claim 1, since the engaging portion that engages with the lower tray member is provided at one side edge portion of the upper tray member, the upper tray member is moved outward by placing the finger on the finger hooking portion. By rotating the upper tray member, the other side edge portion side of the upper tray member can be largely bent with the engaging portion as a fulcrum. Accordingly, the user can disengage the upper tray member and the lower tray member with a low load and open the upper tray member outward. In addition, by forming a finger hooking portion on the edge that faces the base end of the upper tray member, the length of the upper tray member can be increased, and the total length when the tray member is opened is increased. It becomes possible.

  In the tape printer according to claim 2, the other side edge portion that opposes the side edge portion provided with the engaging portion than the central portion in the width direction of the end edge portion that opposes the base end portion. The distance from the engaging portion to the finger hooking portion can be increased by forming it at a position close to, and the other side edge portion side of the upper tray member can be further bent with the engaging portion as a fulcrum. Become. As a result, the user can disengage the upper tray member and the lower tray member with a smaller load.

  Hereinafter, a tape printer according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings based on an embodiment.

First, a schematic configuration of a tape printer to which a roll sheet holder according to the present embodiment is mounted will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view from the front side of the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the upper right side showing the state in which the roll sheet holder 4 is mounted on the tape printer 1 with the upper cover 5 opened. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the roll sheet holder is mounted on the tape printer. FIG. 4 is a perspective view from above the left rear side showing a state in which the upper cover 5 of the tape printer 1 is opened.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the tape printer 1 includes a roll sheet holder storage portion 4 that stores a resin main body housing 2 and a roll sheet holder 3 around which a roll sheet 3 </ b> A having a predetermined width is wound. An upper cover 5 made of a transparent resin is attached to the upper edge of the rear side so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the upper side. The roll sheet 3A includes a long heat-sensitive sheet (so-called thermal paper) having self-coloring properties, a long label sheet in which a release paper is bonded to one side of the heat-sensitive sheet via an adhesive, and the like. And is wound around a roll sheet holder 3.

  The front cover 6 on the front side of the upper cover 5 is formed with a sheet discharge port 6A for discharging the printed roll sheet 3A to the outside. In addition, the power button 7A is pressed on the front surface on the upper side of the sheet discharge port 6A, and the cutter unit 8 (see FIG. 3) provided inside the sheet discharge port 6A is driven by pressing down to cut the roll sheet 3A. The cut button 7B, a feed button 7C that discharges the roll sheet 3A in the transport direction by a predetermined amount when pressed, is arranged substantially horizontally.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the cutter unit 8 is composed of a fixed blade 8A and a movable blade 8B, and when the cut button 7B is pressed, the movable blade 8B is configured by a DC motor or the like. The motor 8C reciprocates up and down. Then, the roll sheet 3A cut by the fixed blade 8A and the movable blade 8B is discharged from the sheet discharge port 6A. The movable blade 8B is configured in a V shape when viewed from the front.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tray member 9 is attached to the lower edge of the front cover 6 so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the front side of the front cover 6, and is formed at the upper end as will be described later. It is comprised so that it can be opened by putting a finger on the concave part 9A and rotating it forward (see FIG. 5). As shown in FIG. 3, a tray storage portion 47 is formed inside the tray member 9, and the discharge tray 48 is rotated inward and locked to the tray member 9 as will be described later. It is stored in a state (see FIG. 5). When the tray member 9 is opened, the roll sheet 3A that has slid down the surface of the front cover 6 out of the roll sheet 3A discharged from the sheet discharge port 6A is received on the tray member 9.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an inlet 10 to which a power cord (not shown) is connected is disposed on the back surface of the main body housing 2, and on the lateral side (the left side in FIG. 4). Is provided with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector 11 connected to a personal computer (not shown).

  2 to 4, the upper cover 5 is formed in a substantially semicircular shape when viewed from the side. In addition, left and right side edge portions with which the opening of the upper cover 5 of the main body housing 2 abuts are extended by a predetermined width (for example, about 10 mm) to form the respective step portions 13 and 13. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the left and right side wall portions on the front side of the roll sheet storage portion 4 are provided with elastic locking pieces 15 and 15 that are elastically deformable inside. Further, each elastic locking piece 15, 15 is formed with a locking projection 15 </ b> A having a triangular side section projecting outward, and each engaging recess 16 formed on the opening side edge of the upper cover 5. 16 (in FIG. 2, one engagement recess 16 is shown. The other engagement recess 16 is shown in FIG. 4).

  As a result, the upper cover 5 is rotated in the front direction and brought into contact with each step portion 13, whereby each elastic locking piece 15 and each engagement recess 16 are engaged, and the upper cover 5 is closed. Held in a state. Also, by engaging the recess 5A formed at the center of the front end of the upper cover 5 and turning it in the rear direction, the engagement between each elastic locking piece 15 and each engagement recess 16 is released, The upper cover 5 can be opened.

  A push claw portion 5B that protrudes a predetermined length in the front direction is provided on the front left side of the recessed portion 5A of the upper cover 5. In addition, when the upper cover 5 is closed, the position where the push claw portion 5B of the main body housing 2 comes into contact is configured by a micro switch or the like. An upper cover detection switch 18 for determining whether or not the upper cover 5 is closed is disposed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the tape printer 1 has one side edge portion (in FIG. 2, the right side edge portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction of the roll sheet holder storage portion 4). ) Is provided with a holder support member 23 into which a mounting member 21 having a substantially rectangular cross section protruding from the positioning holding member 20 constituting the roll sheet holder 3 can be fitted. The holder support member 23 is formed with a first positioning groove portion 24 that is open in the upper direction and is substantially U-shaped in a side view that opens on both sides in the width direction.

  Further, a mounting portion 29 extending substantially horizontally from the rear end edge portion of the insertion port 26 (see FIG. 3) for inserting the roll sheet 3A to the front upper end edge portion of the roll sheet holder storage portion 4 is provided. . Further, five second positioning groove portions 30A to 30E having a substantially L-shaped cross section corresponding to a plurality of width dimensions of the roll sheet 3A are formed at the edge corners on the rear side in the transport direction of the placement portion 29. Has been. As shown in FIG. 3, each of the second positioning groove portions 30 </ b> A to 30 </ b> E is formed so that the lower end portion of the tip that contacts the placement portion 29 of the guide member 28 constituting the roll sheet holder 3 can be fitted from above. Has been.

  In addition, a guide portion 31 is formed on the side edge of the insertion port 26 on the holder support member 23 side up to the rear end portion of the placement unit 29 substantially in the transport direction, and guides the roll sheet 3A to the insertion port 26. Yes. Here, the inner end surface (right end surface in FIG. 4) of the guide portion 31 is formed so as to be opposed to the inner end surface of the positioning member 20 fitted in the holder support member 23, that is, on the same plane. Has been. Thereby, the outer side edge portion of the roll sheet 3 </ b> A pulled out from the roll sheet holder 3 abuts on the inner end surface of the guide portion 31 and is guided to the insertion port 26.

  In addition, on the inner side of the peripheral edge of the opening of the upper cover 5 facing the side edge of the holder housing 4 opposite to the holder support member 23, the height of the link lever 34 is approximately equal to the thickness of the link lever 34. The formed engagement shaft 33 is erected. The engagement shaft 33 is fitted with a through-hole 34A formed at one end edge of a link lever 34 that moves the thermal head 32 (see FIG. 3) up and down. Is attached to be rotatable and detachable.

  That is, the end of the link lever 34 on the side of the through hole 34 </ b> A is bent inward (in the right direction in FIG. 2) more than the thickness of the link lever 34, so Can be removed. Further, the link lever 34 can be detached from the engagement shaft 33 by expanding the opening of the upper cover 5 outward. Further, when the link lever 34 is disengaged from the engagement shaft 33, the through hole 34 </ b> A of the link lever 34 can be fitted into the engagement shaft 33 and attached to the upper cover 5 again.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a roller shaft 35 </ b> A of the platen roller 35 is rotatably supported on the back side of the insertion opening 26 in the roll sheet conveyance direction. The thermal head 32 is fixed to the upper surface of a head support member 37 that is biased upward by a pressing spring 36. Further, the rear edge portion of the head support member 37 with respect to the transport direction is supported by the back surface portion of the frame 38 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction.

  Then, by rotating the upper cover 5 in the rearward direction and opening it, the link lever 34 moves in the rearward direction in conjunction with the movement of the upper cover 5, and the thermal head support member 37 is moved downward. Thus, the thermal head 32 is separated from the platen roller 35 disposed opposite thereto. As a result, the roll sheet 3 </ b> A is inserted from the insertion opening 26, so that the roll sheet 3 </ b> A can be inserted between the platen roller 35 and the thermal head 32.

  When the upper cover 5 is closed, the link lever 34 moves in the front direction in conjunction with the movement of the upper cover 5, the thermal head support member 37 is moved upward, and the thermal head 32 is moved to the pressing spring 36. As a result, the roll sheet 3A is pressed against the platen roller 35 to enable printing.

  In addition, a control circuit unit that drives and controls each mechanism unit such as the thermal head 32 by a command from an external personal computer or the like is formed on the lower side of the roll sheet holder storage unit 4 through a partition wall 39. A control board 40 is provided. A power supply board 41 on which a power supply circuit unit is formed is provided below the frame 38 via a partition wall 39.

  The thermal head 32 is connected to a connector 44 provided on the bottom surface side of the control board 40 by a flexible flat cable (FFC) 43. The control board 40 and the power supply board 41 are covered with a bottom cover 45 made of a thin steel plate (in this embodiment, made of steel plate such as SPCC having a thickness of about 0.5 mm) screwed to the bottom surface portion. ing.

Next, the configuration of the tray member 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 5 to 10.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the state in which the tray member 9 of the tape printer 1 is opened as seen from the left front side. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the state in which the discharge tray 48 is further opened from the state of FIG. 5 as viewed from the left front side. FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part from above showing a state in which the discharge tray 48 is held inside the tray member 9. FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part from above showing a state in which the discharge tray 48 of the tray member 9 is opened outward. FIG. 9 is a front view of the discharge tray 48. FIG. 10 is a view schematically showing a state in which the engagement between the discharge tray 48 and the tray member 9 is released.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 to 8, a tray storage portion 47 whose front portion is closed by the tray member 9 is provided on the front portion of the main body housing 2 to which the tray member 9 is attached. In addition, side wall portions 49, 49 extending at substantially right angles so as to face the left and right side surfaces in the tray storage portion 47 are provided at the left and right side edge portions of the tray member 9. Further, when the tray member 9 is mounted on the tray storage portion 47, the side wall portions 49, 49 that face the lower end portions of the left and right side surfaces of the tray storage portion 47 protrude in a substantially hemispherical shape on the outer side surfaces of the lower end portions. An engagement protrusion 49A is provided.

  The tray member 9 is rotatably fitted in engagement recesses (not shown) formed on the lower end portions of the left and right side surfaces of the tray storage portion 47 so that the engagement projections 49A are pivotable. It is attached so that it can rotate in the front-rear direction. In addition, a recess 51 (see FIG. 3) is formed at the lower end of the tray housing portion 47 and has a lateral width that is substantially the same as the entire width of the tray member 9 and is recessed rearward. When the tray member 9 is rotated in the front side direction, the lower end portion of the tray member 9 enters the recessed portion 51, and the rib is erected over almost the entire width of the lower end edge portion of the tray member 9. 52 abuts on the ceiling portion of the recessed portion 51 and the opening angle of the tray member 9 is determined.

  Further, in the respective side wall portions 49, 49 of the tray member 9, the long and long rectangular through holes 54, 54 that are long in the width direction of the respective side wall portions 49 are formed. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a pair of elastic locking pieces 55 are provided that extend upward from the lower edge of the through holes 54 and 54 and are elastically deformable inward. It has been. Each of the elastic locking pieces 55 and 55 is formed in a substantially vertically long rectangular shape when viewed from the side, and a tip portion protrudes outward in a substantially triangular cross section.

  On the other hand, the left and right side surfaces of the tray housing portion 47 of the main body housing 2 protrude toward the tray member 9 at a position facing the tip portions of the elastic locking pieces 55 and 55 when the tray member 9 is closed. A pair of convex portions 56 are formed. When the tray member 9 is closed, the elastic locking pieces 55 and 55 are engaged with the projections 56 and 56, and the tray member 9 is kept closed. Further, by engaging the concave portion 9 </ b> A of the tray member 9 with the finger and turning it forward, the engagement between the elastic locking pieces 55, 55 and the convex portions 56, 56 is released, and the tray member 9. Is opened to the front.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, a pair of circular through holes 57 are coaxially formed on the side of the recessed portion 9A of each through hole 54, 54 formed in each side wall 49, 49 of the tray member 9. Are formed opposite to each other. Further, when the tray member 9 is closed, the discharge tray 48 accommodated in a state of being locked inside the tray member 9 is outside from the base end portion (the lower end portion in FIG. 9) on the left and right side surfaces. Engaging protrusions 58 and 58 having a circular cross section projecting in the direction are formed.

  In addition, at the base end edge portion (the lower end edge portion in FIG. 9) of the discharge tray 48, seven cutout groove portions 60 that are recessed inward in the vertical direction (inward in the vertical direction in FIG. 9). Further, it is formed at a position facing each rib 61 erected in the vertical direction at a predetermined interval on the inner surface of the tray member 9. Then, while inserting the ribs 61 of the tray member 9 into the notch grooves 60 formed at the base end portion of the discharge tray 48, the pair of engaging protrusions 58 formed at the base end portions on both side surfaces of the discharge tray 48 are provided. It fits in each through-hole 57,57 formed in each side wall part 49 of the tray member 9 so that rotation is possible. As a result, the discharge tray 48 is attached to the inside of the tray member 9 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction around the engaging protrusions 58, 58.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the upper end of one side surface (the right side surface in FIG. 9) of the discharge tray 48 is substantially the same height as the engaging protrusion 58 formed on the base end. A locking projection 62 having a substantially square cross section extending outward is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the discharge tray 48 is rotated inward, the base end side of the side wall 49 facing the locking projection 62 is located on the upper end edge in FIG. The through-hole 63 having a substantially square cross-section into which the locking protrusion 62 can be inserted is formed.

  As a result, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, when the discharge tray 48 is rotated inward and pushed in, the locking projection 62 is inserted into the through-hole 63 of the tray member 9, and the discharge tray 48. Can be stored while being held inside the tray member 9. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, when the tray member 9 is rotated to the main body housing 2 side in this state, the tray member 9 stores the discharge tray 48 inside, and the main body housing. Locked to the front surface of the body 2.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a substantially U-shaped front view that can hook the fingertip to the left side portion of the upper end edge of the discharge tray 48, that is, to a position far from the locking projection 62. The finger hooking portion 65 is formed by being cut out in the inner direction (the lower direction in FIG. 9). As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, even if the upper end edge of the discharge tray 48 is located near the base end (the upper end edge in FIG. 7) of the tray member 9, the user can It becomes possible to put the fingertip on and pull the discharge tray 48 forward.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the fingertip is hooked on the finger hook portion 65 and the discharge tray 48 is pulled to the near side, so that the upper end portion of the discharge tray 48 has the locking projection 62 as a fulcrum. It becomes possible to greatly bend the upper end edge part on the finger-hanging part 65 side in the direction of the tensile force F (the amount of bending is H in FIG. 10). Thereby, since the finger hooking portion 65 is formed at a position far from the locking projection 62, the bending amount H can be increased with a small tensile force F, and the engagement between the locking projection 62 and the through hole 63 is easy. And the discharge tray 48 can be opened by rotating it outward. The discharge tray 48 is formed of, for example, an ABS resin that is a kind of synthetic resin, and is configured to be able to bend in the direction of the tensile force F.

  Here, the tray member 9 functions as a tray member and a lower tray member. Further, the discharge tray 48 functions as an upper tray member. The locking projection 62 and the through hole 63 constitute an engaging portion.

  Therefore, in the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment, the finger hooking portion 65 of the discharge tray 48 is provided at a position far from the locking protrusion 62. For this reason, the distance from the finger hooking portion 65 to the engaging protrusion 62 can be increased, and the upper edge of the discharge tray 48 on the finger hooking portion 65 side is pulled with a small pulling force F with the locking protrusion 62 as a fulcrum. It is possible to bend greatly in the F direction. As a result, the user can easily release the engagement between the locking projection 62 and the through-hole 63 with a small tensile force F and rotate the discharge tray 48 outward to open.

  Further, the upper end edge of the discharge tray 48 is set to the base of the tray member 9 by forming a finger hooking portion 65 at an end edge (the upper end edge in FIG. 9) that faces the base end of the discharge tray 48. It becomes possible to position it near the end (upper edge in FIG. 7). That is, the length of the discharge tray 48 in the vertical direction can be increased, and the total length when the tray member 9 and the discharge tray 48 are opened can be increased.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Of course, various improvement and deformation | transformation are possible within the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
Here, a discharge tray according to another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14. 11 to 14 are front views showing a discharge tray according to another embodiment. In the following description, the same reference numerals as those of the tape printer 1 according to the embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 10 denote the same or corresponding parts as those of the tape printer 1 according to the embodiment. It is.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11, in place of the discharge tray 48, the locking protrusion 62 may be formed at a position slightly lowered from the upper end of the side surface toward the engaging protrusion 58. In addition, the through hole 63 formed in the side wall portion 49 of the tray member 9 is formed at a position where the locking projection 62 faces.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, instead of the discharge tray 48, the upper side of the other side surface portion opposite to the side surface portion where the locking projection 62 is formed is directed inward (in the right direction in FIG. 12). .)) May be used as a discharge tray 75 formed with a substantially semicircular finger hook 76 cut out in front view. As a result, by hooking the fingertip on the finger hook 76 and pulling the discharge tray 71 forward, the engagement between the locking projection 62 and the through hole 63 is easily released with a small tensile force, and the discharge tray 75 is removed. It becomes possible to open by rotating outward.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, in place of the discharge tray 48, the upper end corner portion of the other side surface portion opposed to the side surface portion where the locking projections 62 are formed is cut out in a substantially 1/4 circular shape. Alternatively, the discharge tray 81 on which the finger hooks 82 are formed may be used. As a result, a fingertip is hooked on the finger hook portion 82 and the discharge tray 81 is pulled to the near side, whereby the engagement between the locking projection 62 and the through hole 63 is easily released with a small tensile force, and the discharge tray 81 It becomes possible to open by rotating outward. Note that the finger-hanging portion 82 is not limited to a quarter circle shape, and may be a notch such as a square shape or a triangular shape.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 14, instead of the discharge tray 48, a discharge tray 85 in which a finger hooking portion 86 penetrating in a circular shape is formed near the upper end of the left side portion from the central portion in the left-right direction may be used. Accordingly, the fingertip is hooked on the finger hook portion 86 and the discharge tray 85 is pulled to the front side, whereby the engagement between the locking projection 62 and the through hole 63 is easily released with a small tensile force, and the discharge tray 85 It becomes possible to open by rotating outward. The finger-hanging portion 86 is not limited to a circle but may be a rectangle, a triangle, or the like.

It is an external appearance perspective view from the front side of the tape printer concerning this embodiment. It is a perspective view from the upper right side showing a state in which a roll sheet holder is attached to the tape printer by opening an upper cover. It is a sectional side view which shows the state which mounted | wore the tape printing apparatus with the roll sheet holder. It is a perspective view from the left rear upper side which shows the state by which the upper cover of the tape printer was opened. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which opened the tray member of the tape printer from the left front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which opened the discharge tray further from the state of Drawing 5 from the left front side. It is a principal part expansion perspective view from the upper part which shows the state by which the discharge tray was hold | maintained inside the tray member. It is a principal part expansion perspective view from the upper part which shows the state by which the discharge tray of the tray member was opened outside. It is a front view of a discharge tray. It is a cross-sectional view which shows typically the state from which engagement of a discharge tray and a tray member disengages. It is a front view which shows the discharge tray which concerns on other embodiment. It is a front view which shows the discharge tray which concerns on other embodiment. It is a front view which shows the discharge tray which concerns on other embodiment. It is a front view which shows the discharge tray which concerns on other embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tape printer 2 Main body housing | casing 9 Tray member 47 Tray storage part 48,71,75,81,85 Discharge tray 49 Side wall part 55 Elastic locking piece 56 Convex part 62 Locking protrusion 63 Through-hole 65,76,82, 86 Finger rest

Claims (2)

Provided with a tray member that is supported by the body housing so as to be freely opened and closed,
The tray member includes a lower tray member constituting a side surface portion of the main body casing,
An upper tray member that is rotatably supported on the inner side of the lower tray member, is rotated inward, and is engaged with the lower tray member;
Have
The upper tray member has an engaging portion that engages with the lower tray member at one side edge portion;
A finger hook portion formed on an edge portion opposed to the base end portion and used when rotating outwardly; and
Have
The tape printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion is configured to be disengaged by hooking a finger on the finger hanging portion and rotating the upper tray member outward.   The said finger-hanging part is formed in a position closer to the other side edge part facing the side edge part provided with the engaging part than to the widthwise center part of the end edge part. The tape printer according to 1.

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